Service · Finance
Accounting, audit, and tax for foreign-owned companies.
Compliance deadlines do not adjust for owners running a Malaysian entity from another country. The businesses that fall behind are rarely the ones that found the rules complex — they are the ones where nobody local was watching the calendar.
What this covers
- Bookkeeping and management accounts
- Statutory audit coordination and annual financial statements
- Annual return filing with SSM
- Corporate tax computation and filing with LHDN
- SST registration and periodic filing
- Personal tax filing for directors and expatriate employees
- Payroll processing, including EPF and SOCSO contributions
- Day-to-day administrative support and government correspondence
Who needs this
An owner running the entity from abroad
You have a Malaysian company but no Malaysian staff. Someone still has to receive agency correspondence, meet filing deadlines, and flag anything that needs a decision.
A company approaching an SST threshold
SST registration is triggered by crossing a threshold, not by incorporating. Most owners who register late did not decide to — they simply had nobody watching for the crossing point.
An expatriate director splitting time between countries
Tax residency is determined by days physically present in Malaysia, and it materially changes your rate and available reliefs. That is worth planning at the start of a tax year rather than reconstructing at filing time.
How it works
- 1
Set up
We establish your books, your filing calendar, and the registrations your activity requires — so every deadline has an owner from the start.
- 2
Maintain
Monthly bookkeeping, payroll, and periodic SST filings, with management accounts you can actually read.
- 3
File
Statutory audit coordination, annual returns to SSM, corporate tax to LHDN, and personal filings for directors and expatriate staff.
Typical durations assume complete documentation. Agency processing times vary by case, sector, and season.
Documents you'll need
We'll send a precise checklist once we know your situation, but engagements in this area generally start from:
- Bank statements for all company accounts
- Sales invoices and purchase receipts
- Payroll records and employment contracts
- Prior year financial statements, for existing companies
- Existing tax registration numbers, if already registered
- Details of any related-party or intercompany transactions
Questions we get
Yes. Every Sdn Bhd must file annual returns and financial statements regardless of trading activity. Dormant companies have lighter requirements, but 'lighter' means a different filing format, not an exemption from filing.
Registration is triggered once your taxable goods or services cross the relevant threshold, which is set by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department and revised periodically. We monitor your position against the current threshold rather than leaving you to notice the crossing yourself.
Income derived from Malaysian employment is subject to Malaysian personal income tax. Your tax residency status — determined by days physically present in the country during a calendar year — affects the rate applied and the reliefs available to you.
Often needed alongside this
Business Foundation & Registration
Sdn Bhd incorporation, ESD registration, and MDEC status for digital and technology companies — structured correctly from day one.
Licensing & Compliance
Municipal licensing, signboard approval, MOF and CIDB registration, plus EPF, SOCSO and specialized industry licenses.
Get started
Need financial handled?
Share your situation and we'll map the exact approvals your business needs, with a fixed quote — usually within one business day.